This weekly meme is hosted by Should be Reading. Here's this week's question:
Do you prefer character-driven stories, or plot-driven stories?
This is an interesting question. I pick up a book because the plot sounds interesting, but I won't keep reading it if the characters aren't interesting. I've noticed that many of my reviews focus on characters and their development in a story. I think that any series books that I read must attract me because of the characters. I can remember character names but not always the names of the books. In a perfect world, books need both, but I have to have great, well-written characters.
This post is a day late since I'm sneaking in blogging time from a trip to the beach!
3 comments:
I feel the same way. The plot draws me in, but the characters keep me reading. I always try to say something about both the plot and characters when I'm reviewing because I think they're equally important.
I agree completely. Of course, I will continue reading if the plot is good even if the characters don't really appeal.
It seemed as if many books I read in the past were plot-driven. But recently, I have read character-driven stories and I really enjoy them. After reading '20 Master Plots,' I look at books a little differently.
But I heartily agree that books should have BOTH elements!
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